Tau Ceti RaceCards

Free print-and-play beta

Tau Ceti RaceCards

Build a track. Race together.

Tau Ceti RaceCards is a free print-and-play racing card game beta. Build a modular track, pick a card face down, reveal together, and race through performance and handling checks.

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See how a race works

What it is

Race tonight with the free print-and-play beta tabletop racing game.

Download the kit, print the pieces, build a circuit, and play a full tabletop race tonight. The free print-and-play kit is live while the premium table version is prototyped.

Download the free kit
A Tau Ceti RaceCards prototype table setup with print-and-play cards, track pieces, cars, and tokens.
Prototype test table: print-and-play cards alongside early track pieces, cars, and tokens.

Print-and-play kit

What's in the kit?

A full tabletop racing card game you can print, cut, and play tonight. No custom dice, special parts, or hidden components required.

Included

  • Rules
  • Cards
  • Track tiles
  • Cars and car tokens
  • Fuel tokens
  • Example circuit

What you provide

  • Printer
  • Paper or cardstock
  • Scissors
  • The Dice Roller app, or d6, d8, d10, and d12 dice

How a race works

How a race works.

1

Build a circuit

Connect the modular track tiles, place the start/finish line, then deal 4 cards and 3 Fuel to each player.

2

Play and draw

Each player plays 1 card face down, checks whether any boosted state applies, and immediately draws back up to 4 cards.

3

Reveal and resolve

Reveal all played cards. Resolve Pace Car effects, Rolling Start effects, and then any other special movement before general movement.

4

Race the track

Use each card's performance and handling to advance tile by tile. Roll only values shown in a die-shaped outline; spend Fuel on paid boosted states or re-rolls.

Read the quick start
Print-and-play Straight Shot Tau Ceti RaceCards card with movement values and boost text.
Print-and-play card sample.
Print-and-play Tau Ceti RaceCards sheet with cars, track tiles, fuel tokens, and cut lines.
Print-and-play track, cars, and tokens.

Components

Cards, cars, track, and tokens are all included.

Racing Cards

Each round, players play 1 card face down and immediately draw back up. Performance, handling, special actions, and boosted states determine movement.

Modular Track

Track tiles ask for performance or handling. Your car advances until it lacks what the next tile demands.

Fuel and Dice

Fuel pays for optional boosted states and re-rolls. Roll only values shown in a die-shaped outline, using physical dice or the Dice Roller app.

Prototype progress

Tuning up the premium race experience.

The prototype is not the public product yet. Playtest feedback from the print-and-play beta helps decide what earns its place in the final box.

Premium prototype

  • Snap-fit track pieces
  • Custom racing dice
  • Full color cards
  • Painted car pieces
  • Pit-lane playboards
Snap-fit track tiles, WIP custom car pieces, and custom dice.
CAD render of a straight Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a curved Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a tight-turn Tau Ceti RaceCards snap-fit track tile. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards hill track tile. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards sports car piece. CAD render of a Tau Ceti RaceCards rally car piece. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom six-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom eight-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom ten-sided die CAD render. Tau Ceti RaceCards custom twelve-sided die CAD render.

Latest kit

v0.6 print-and-play kit

Approximately 21 MB

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Feedback and updates

Help tune the next lap.

Played a race, printed the kit, or want development updates? Send notes from the table.